Observational Prospects for Afterglows of Short Duration Gamma-ray Bursts

Alin Panaitescu, Pawan Kumar, Ramesh Narayan

If the efficiency for producing $\gamma$-rays is the same in short duration ($\siml 2$ s) Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs) as in long duration GRBs, then the average kinetic energy of short GRBs…